The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
Labor Notes.


The makers of wood working and saw-mill
machinery report quite booming demand.
The brick makers in all large cities are OF
opinion that the demand for brick will be % per
cent ahead of last year.
great many carpenters ioiners, brick layers
and other tradesmen are rushing West, expect
ing to pick up work at once. In some places.
notsoly at Chicago, they have been disappointed.
Trade organizations are springing up among
manufacturers, and comparatively few trades
remain unoreanized. Production is under better
control than ever, and capacity is being rapidly
expanded.
Rails for 20, 900 miles of road will be made and
laid this year in the United States, and every
railroad laborer that will find employ
ment. Between 5000 and 1000 are about due
from southern Europe.
Builders propose to agitate for the insertion
in contracts of clause relieving them from
Sheir undertakings when a strike takes place.
The number of men on strike up to March "a
throughout the United States 1886.
plate mill is to be built at Pittsburg 263
feet long, sc feet wide with two wings As feet
wide. The horizontal rolls will be ~ inches
long and 80 inches in diameter and will roll 30
ton ineots 1t will be the largest mill Of its kind
IN the world.
Machinery rejected twenty years ago in Amer
lea Is in use in Germany to-day, and yet in
many textile products we are undersold The
substitution of American machinery will take
place on moderate scale. and thus intensity
competition.
The Paterson Overs, 100 in number come
cut OF the strike of seven weeks minus Sl42.80
in wages. They compelled 10000 silk weavers.
who lost 5000 000 to remain idle The losses of
che other wage workers affected runs the total
mp to over 100000.
National trades organizations are increasing
in number. Over fifty have been organized
within two years. These will bring about CEN
trail organization--a sort of national central Ia
Dor union fedaratlOn--0n 6iffarept basis
from anything now existing
The Knights of Labor organizers are quite
busy meuding fences which have been falling
down since the great rush into the organization
agar or two ago The ''go outers' are not en-
courased to return, and rule they are no
good, but only hindrance to the order.
Nine buildings are projected by labor associa-
tions. Thirtv-three corporation enterprises have
been undertaken since Jan. l. and a good many
more are projected. Labor lecturers are in
lew among the active workers who are good and
forcible writers.
Employers are here and there discussing in an
informal way the merits and dement's of dividing
profits with workmen. In the New England
States the feeling is that the construction of
workmcns honses is the better plan. Labor or
CARNATIONS themselves giving the subieci
no special attention.
The priuters are finding more abundant en-
pioyment in the West. especially in job-work.
Nnieicioi priutlDg Is increasing, partly through
the needs OF railroads The multiplication oil
manufacturing corporations is also a source oil
ACTIVITY. Wages have been advanced IN great
many cities and town.
The building trades are assured Of year Of
unprecedented activity. The strikes Of the pa S,
week are comparatively trifing. and very few
are anticipated by the leading builders here o,
ELSEWHERE Plasterers have asked and obtained
higher rates in three or four cities hut most OF
the agitations have been for an equalization O.
pay.
some remarkably heavy orders are beinl
placed now for material of almost every sort fol
construction purposes A New York compan,
has ordered 100 miles OF eight and ten-inch pine
The demand for piping is so vast that Alleghen